England vs Pakistan : Hosts win the second one day in a tense finish
Second one day : England vs Pakistan at Leeds on 12.09.10 : England won by four wickets with three balls to spare
Kamran Akmal scored his 12th fifty as a wicket keeper batsman when he scored 74 in this game {05 C plus 07 HC}. He now holds the record for most fifties by a Pakistan wicket keeper in one day games. He went past Moin Khan’s 11 fifies which was the previous record for most fifties by a Pakistan wicket keeper.
He completed 2500 runs as a wicket keeper batsman when he was on 71 during his knock of 74 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2503. He became the second Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to total 2500 plus runs, after Moin Khan who has scored 3100 runs to his credit.
He became the tenth wicket keeper batsman to total 2500 plus runs in one day games. Others are – AC Gilchrist {9410}, KC Sangakkara {7617}, A Flower {5845}, MS Dhoni {5733}, MV Boucher {4658}, AJ Stewart {4017}, RS Kaluwitharana {3691}, Moin Khan {3100} and BB McCullum {2934}. It is interesting to note that Moin Khan is the only wicket keeper batsman who has scored 2500 plus runs without a century.
Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 14th occasion of Pakistan batsman posting a three figure partnership against England.
This stand also represents the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against England. The other two occasions are – 113 runs between Majid Khan and Sadiq Mohammad at Nottingham on 31.08.74 and 102 runs between Mohsin Khan and Mudassar Nazar at Nottingham on 17.07.82. Thus the 122 runs stand between Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez in this game represents the record first wicket stand by Pakistan batsman against England in one day games.
This game was the 50th one day game for Mohammad Hafeez, He became the 45th cricketer to represent Pakistan in 50 plus one day games.
Asad Shafiq registered his maiden one day fifty in his third one day game. His previous best was 19 against England at Chester-le-Street on 10.09.10, the first one day game of the ongoing series.
SCJ Broad returned with figures of 4 for 81 in this game to provide the 98th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. His figures represent the tenth occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. SCJ Braod became the first England bowler to concede 80 plus runs against Pakistan in one day games.
SCJ Braod earned the distinction of becoming the first bowler in the history of one day internationals to capture four wickets conceding 80 plus runs when he returned with figures of 4 for 81 in this game
His 4 for 81 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding seventy plus runs in one day games. The other five occasions are – 4 for 73 by Waqar Younis of Pakistan vs England at Nottingham on 20.08.92, 5 for 70 by JN Gillespie of Australia vs Pakistan at Nairobi {G} on 07.09.02, 4 for 72 by A Nehra of India vs Pakistan at Vizag on 05.04.05, 5 for 73 by G Goudie of Scotland vs Australia at Edinburgh on 28.08.09 and 4 for 71 SCJ Braod of England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27.11.09
Thus SCJ Broad earns the distinction of becoming the first bowler in the history of one day internationals to capture four wickets conceding seventy plus runs on two occasions.
SCJ Broad’s 4 for 81 in this game provides the eighth occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games against various opposition. He became the first England bowler to capture four wickets conceding 80 plus runs.
SCJ Braod has conceded seventy plus runs on six occasions which read thus – none for 70 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 07.07.07, 1 for 84 vs India at Leeds on 02.09.07, 2 for 75 vs vs New Zealand at Napier on 20.02.08, none for 74 vs India at Rajkot on 14.11.08, 4 for 71 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27.11.09 and 4 for 81 vs Pakistan at Leeds on 12.09.10.
He became the second England bowler to concede seventy plus runs on six or more occasions. JM Anderson is the other England bowler who has conceded seventy plus runs on seven occasions
SCJ Braod became the eighth bowler in one day game to concede seventy plus runs on six or more occasions. Others are – A Nehra of India {08}, JM Anderson {07}, Naved-ul-Hasan {07}, Waqar Younis {07}, MG Johnson {06}, B Lee {06} and S Sreesanth {06}.
SCJ Broad became the 12th bowler in the history of one day game to concede 80 plus runs on two or more occasions. The complete list read thus – B Lee of Australia {03}, M Ntini of South Africa {03}, Abdul Razaak of Bangladesh {02}, PW Borren of Netherlands {02}. SCJ Broad of England {02}, SJ Harmison of England {02}, MG Johnson of Australia {02}, SL Malinga of Sri Lanka {02}, Naved-ul-Hasan of Pakistan {02}, A Nehra of India {02}, Shafiul Islam of Bangladesh {02} and MA Suji of Kenya {02}
AJ Strauss scored 126 in this game which represent the 1084th hundred in one day games. It also represents the 97th hundred by an England batsman in one day games and the tenth hundred by an England batsman against Pakistan.
AJ Strauss scored 126 in this game which represent the 581st hundred by an opening batsman in one day games. It also represents the 53rd hundred by an England opening batsman in one day games and the eighth hundred by an England opening batsman against Pakistan.
AJ Strauss scored 126 in this game which represent the 154th hundred by a captain in one day games. It also represents the 10th hundred by an England captain in one day games and the first hundred by an England captain Pakistan.
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game represent his third one day hundred as captain. The other two are – 105 vs West Indies at Providence on 22.03.09 and 154 vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10. With three hundreds to his credit, AJ Strauss holds the record for most hundreds by an England captain in one day games. He went past the MA Atherton’s two hundreds which was hitherto the record for most hundreds by an England captain in one day games.
AJ Strauss became the first England captain to score a hundred against Pakistan when he made 126 in this game. The previous best was his own 78 at Nottingham on 08.09.06
AJ Strauss completed 1700 runs as England captain in this game when he was on 122 during the course of his knock of 126 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 1704 which is a record for most runs totalled by an England captain in one day games. He went past N Hussain’s 1598 runs when he was 21 during the course of his knock of 126 in this game. N Hussain held the hitherto record of most runs by an England captain.
At the end of this game AJ Strauss’s aggregate stood at 3542. He became the eighth England batsman to total 3500 one day runs. Others are – PD Collingwood {4927}, AJ Stewart {4677}, ME Trescothick {4335}, GA Gooch {4290}, AJ Lamb {4010}, GA Hick {3846} and NV Knight {3637}
IJL Trott scored 53 in this game which was his sixth fifty in eight games. It was also his fifth consecutive fifty which read thus – 52* vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 29.11.09, 94 vs Bangladesh at Bristol on 10.07.10, 110 vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10, 69 vs Pakistan at Chester-le-Street on 10.09.10 and 53 vs Pakistan at Leeds on 12.09.10
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game represent the 12th hundred by a batsman at Leeds and the fourth hundred by an England batsman at Leeds. The other three are – 128 by RA Smith vs New Zealand on 23.05.90, 121 by ME Trecothick vs Sri Lanka on 01.07.06 and 104* by ME Tresocothick vs Australia on 07.07.05
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game represent the fourth hundred by a captain at Leeds. The other three are – 120* by SR Waugh Australia vs South Africa on 13.06.99, 112 by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka vs England on 02.07.02 and 102* by Imran Khan of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on 16,06,83. Thus AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game represent the highest individual score by a captain at Leeds.
RS Bopara hit a boundary four in his knock of 16 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 100 boundary fours in one day games. He became the 24th England batsmen to total 100 plus boundary fours in one day games.
AJ Strauss is one boundary four shy of 200 boundary fours while leading England. The complete list of England captains who have scored 100 plus boundary fours are – AJ Strauss {199}, N Hussain {149}, MP Vaughan {146}, GA Gooch {127} and MA Atherton {121}
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game was his 14th fifty as England’s captain {03 centuries and 11 half centuries}. He now holds the record for most fifties by an England captain in one day games. He wrested the record from N Hussain who had scored 13 fifties {1 C plus 12 HC}
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game represent the 105th hundred against Pakistan in one day games. It also represents the 57th hundred by an opening batsman, the sixth hundred by a captain-cum-opening batsman and the 16th hundred by a captain against Pakistan in one day games.
AJ Strauss’s 126 in this game provide the 67th hundred by a captain-opening batsman in one day games. It also represents the seventh hundred by an England captain-cum-opening batsman in one day games.
AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 146 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 1855th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 411th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games. It also represents the 154th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership and the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.
AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 146 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 23rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in one day games. This stand provides the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games. The other four occasions are – 140 runs between BC Broad and RT Robinson at Leeds on 12.09.10, 116 between BC Broad and AJ Lamb at Sharjah on 07.04.87, 110 between AJ Strauss and IR Bell at The Oval on 21.05.87 and 107 runs between AJ Lamb and CJ Tavare at Nottingham on 17.07.82. Thus the 146 runs partnership between AJ Strauss and IJL Trott in this game represents the rocord partnership for the second wicket by England batsmen against Pakistan in one day games.
England won this game by four wickets providing its 37th win over Pakistan. Its win with three balls to spare represents the sixth win with single digit balls to spare. The other five such win are – won by four wickets with 9 balls to spare at Lord’s on 22.06.03, won by six wickets with eight balls to spare at Karachi on 26.03.84, won by two wickets with three balls to spare at Lahore on 18.11.87, won by one wicket with three balls to spare at Birmingham on 25.05.87 and won by three wickets with two balls to spare at Perth on 05.01.87